Pfaff's lampeye

Micropanchax pfaffi

Poeciliid Fish Over Sandy Bottoms

Pfaff's lampeye is a freshwater fish of Africa. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 3 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Killifishes and Livebearers
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Micropanchax
Maximum length: 3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Bafing and upper Niger rivers in Guinea, Sassandra and Bandama rivers in northern Côte d'Ivoire, Black Volta, White Volta and Comoé in Burkina Faso, upper Niger in Mali, upper Volta in Ghana, Niger River in Niger and northern Nigeria, and Lake Chad basin in northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, Chad and probably also northern Central African Republic (Ref. 57259 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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